Amazon built the Trojan Horse for your smart home
· 42 min
Episode Amazon built the Trojan Horse for your smart home
Amazon's product launch spree continues, this time with a bunch of new Alexa-powered Echo devices. The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains what the new Echo Show 16 finally got right, why a digital photo frame could be Amazon's next big Alexa hit, and whether this new way of thinking about smart home gadgets might help Amazon defeat the HomeView and win a space in your kitchen.
Further reading:
• Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Pro
• Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updates
• Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship
• Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updates
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